Now going by Keigo for the old man's sake she and the foxes follow him everywhere as he works in a small garden. He places a basket on her back making her feel cramped and panic till he starts setting different things in it and she sees it is a holder. "Why can't we just hunt?" She asks. Mother fox hunts all the time bringing in new meats for them. "Seems like your dog does a fine job on its own Keigo mah boy," he states. 'Boy?' She ponders over the word through dinner before deciding to go to mother fox for the information. Once finding out she remains silent. Cutting her hair outside again she croons. Maybe the old man will be happy for her short hair.
Stepping into the house she sees the old man rocking in his chair again. Momma is laying by his feet, having grown attached to him. Her head perks up when Keigo steps through bearing a sloppy hairdue from being unable to get it even with the lengthening feather blades. Keigo steps over slowly crouching back down to her normal spot under the old man's hands receiving pets on her head. "Good boy Keigo, you did good today," he said in praise, looking towards the baskets as they finished bringing in the garden veggies before the frost came. Her face turns up looking at the forefront fruits: rutabaga. A fruit she learned tasted like spoiled meat after the first week of trying the old man's foods.
Tonight's supper consisted of steak and rum. The old man said that she could have some rum to drink because he was too tired to juice the apple for her favorite juice. It was mostly silent like any other supper night. The only noises were the soft pants of her fox siblings. Each now hunting on their own but momma wont let them leave for the prospect of her last litter being killed. Her strongest brother already found a mate who is carrying pups, her name is Rin.
The female was a rescue as her previous mate had run after they got shot at. The pups do not belong to Keigo's brother; however their mother taught her born kits of the hardships a single mother is presented with. Keigo's brother decided to help the soon to be mother raise the pups after the old man fixed her paw with much struggle from her. The old man says Keigo's pets are looking for partners. Keigo already knows what they are looking for.
Momma said due to the wing on her back resembling those of a bird she may also have to look for a mate soon. She hopes not though. Rin said the father of her pups was aggressive, that he only cared for a sire. "I hope he got caught by the hunters," her soft voice told momma the night she was rescued. Keigo could only wish her and her pups gratitude for being here. Keigo's brother was getting antsy as they were all coming of age for a fox life.